Cori - Meaning of Cori

What does Cori mean?

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Cori

[ 2 syll. co-ri, cor-i ] The baby girl name Cori is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as KowRIY- †. Cori is of Old Greek and Old Norse origin. It is used mainly in English.

Cori is an English diminutive of the English and French Cora.

Cori is also a form of the English Corey.

See also the related form, the name Coriann.

See also the related categories, english and greek.

Cori is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1977 with 0.024% of baby girls being named Cori. It had a ranking of #483 then. The baby name has experienced a marked decline in frequency since then, and is used only on a very light scale now. Among the family of girl names directly related to Cori, Cora was the most commonly used in 2018. Cori has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls.

Baby names that sound like Cori include Cairo, Cara, Carah, Caray, Carew, Carewe, Carey, Cari, Carie, Caro, Carree, Carrey, Carri, Carrie, Carry, Carrye, Cary, Ciarra, Ciera, and Cora.

† Pronunciation for Cori: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"